Turkey blocks access to Instagram amid censorship allegations
Ankara, Aug 2 - Turkey has blocked access to Instagram, the Turkish Regulatory Authority for Digital Information and Communications (BTK) announced on Friday without specifying the reason or duration of the ban.
Germany joins UN Command as 18th member state
Pyeongtaek Aug 2 - Germany on Friday formally joined the US-led UN Command (UNC) as the 18th official member state, marking the first expansion of the multinational force in more than a decade.
Militias summit in Tehran: Who makes up the Axis of Resistance?
Tehran, Aug 2 - Iran has called a summit in Tehran with its regionally allied militias to prepare a retaliation against Israel after the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital.
Biden administration convinced Iran will attack Israel in next few days
Washington, Aug 2 - The Biden administration is convinced that Iran will attack Israel in the coming days and is preparing to help it repel it , three American sources told Axios, according to which the Iranian attack - in retaliation for the
Indonesia identifies over 100 new potential nickel reserve sites
Jakarta, Aug 2 - There are at least 100 additional sites in Indonesia with the potential to contain nickel reserves that remain unexplored, according to recent findings by the Geological Agency of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.
Biden welcomes Americans returning home after prisoner swap with Russia
Washington, Aug 2 - Three American citizens, Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and American green card holder Vladimir Kara-Murza, have returned to the United States after a prisoner swap with Russia on Thursday that US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan described as
No response from North Korea on South Korea’s offer for flood relief: Unification Ministry
Seoul, Aug 2 - North Korea has not yet responded to South Korea's proposal to provide humanitarian aid to North Korea for the damage caused by recent downpours in its northern border areas, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Friday.
Saudi FM, Blinken discuss Mideast tensions over phone
Riyadh, Aug 2 - Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed regional developments in the Middle East over the phone, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
South Korea’s Navy chief calls for solidarity against North Korea’s nuclear threats
Seoul, Aug 2 - South Korea's Navy chief has called for solidarity to deal with North Korea's nuclear threats during a US-hosted meeting of senior naval officers in the Indo-Pacific region, his office said on Friday.
Cambodia reports fresh H5N1 bird flu case, total infections mount to 8
Phnom Penh, Aug 2 - Another human case of H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed on a four-year-old boy from southeast Cambodia's Svay Rieng province, raising the number of the cases to eight since the start of 2024, said a Ministry of Health's
Biden, Netanyahu discuss new deployments of US troops in Israel amid Iranian threats
Washington, Aug 2 - US President Joe Biden discussed new American military deployments to counter Iranian threats of direct attack against Israel during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night.
UK PM condemns far-right for violent demonstrations after Southport stabbing
London, Aug 2 - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned far-right demonstrators for the violent disorder seen in parts of the country after a deadly knife attack in Southport on Monday.
For first time, UNSC to discuss reforming itself: Council President
United Nations, Aug 2 - For the first time, the UN Security Council will discuss reforming itself with the aim of building momentum for the long-stalled reform process, Council President Michael Imran Kanu has said.
Biden calls swap of prisoners a ‘feat of diplomacy’
Washington, Aug 2 - American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan were released by Russia on Thursday in an exchange of prisoners that has been described as the largest since the height of the Cold War.
Putin meets Russians freed after prisoner swap at Moscow airport
Moscow, Aug 2 - President Vladimir Putin late on Thursday met Russian citizens, who were detained in foreign countries and returned to their homeland after a prisoners' exchange deal, at Vnukovo Airport here.
Japanese Parliamentary delegation calls on EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi, Aug 1 - A Japanese parliamentary and business delegation led by Fukushiro Nukaga, Speaker of House of Representatives of Japan, met External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar in New Delhi as both countries continue to further strengthen their growing partnership.
Vietnam’s gold demand hits highest level since 2014
Hanoi, Aug 1 - Gold bar and coin demand in Vietnam in the first half of this year reached 26 tonnes, the highest level since 2014, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday, citing the World Gold Council's Q2 2024 Gold Demand Trends report.
Bank of England cuts interest rate to 5 percent
London, Aug 1 - The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to cut its benchmark interest rate to five per cent, the United Kingdom's (UK) central bank said in a statement on Thursday.
Textile factory resumes operation in Afghanistan
Kabul, Aug 1 - The operation of a textile plant in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province was resumed after more than two decades of suspension, General Director of the plant Mawlawi Mohammad Salim Sabir said on Thursday.
Confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease soar up to 60 in Melbourne
Sydney, Aug 1 - Authorities said on Thursday that a major outbreak of Legionnaires' disease resulted in 60 confirmed cases in the Australian state of Victoria.